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januaryt123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Grief, Blood, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Gore, Infertility, Torture, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
tlskayte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Infertility
Minor: Rape
zia_c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
As for the female main character, I'm kinda on the fence about her. I mean, I'm not a fan of those stubborn types who go all out sacrificing themselves for a world that's given them nothing but suffering. Maybe she'll grow on me in the next book if she shows some positive changes.
Oh, and let's talk about Valroy. Can I just admit that I'm already smitten with this guy? I couldn't care less about the people he offed. They had it coming, except for that one kid.
Kingsley knows how to deliver a male main character who's unapologetically himself. It's freaking fantastic, and I'm absolutely loving it.
Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Gore
Minor: Infertility, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
She surrender herself to a painful death to escape the prince. I think it's suicide because she chose death over being with him. I guess that's an explanatory itself.aliteraryescape's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Gore
Minor: Infertility
caseymac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, Death, Body horror, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content and Gore
Minor: Infertility, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Animal death, Grief, War, and Torture
marajay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Bullying, Infertility, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Suicide
Minor: War and Infertility
Few scenes are tense but nothing unbearable. Child/suicide spoiler-yomaddjesty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Animal death, Death, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: War, Torture, Suicide attempt, Infertility, and Self harm
spines's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
my heart was in my throat for the whole last chapter. my heart was pounding while reading the whole book.
most fantasy enemies to lovers books do one of two things: enemy does bad things with good intentions, or out of misunderstandings, or is in some way cursed or forced to be bad, or enemy falls in insta-love and suddenly regrets everything he's done as he develops empathy.
this one does neither. Valroy does bad things because he has to but also because he wants to. there is a twinge of pity and empathy in the fact that he was created for the purpose of cruelty, that it's all he's ever known, but he revels in it and does not wish to stop and this is unacceptable to Abigail. He doesn't even seem to understand why she finds him so abhorrent which makes it even harder to untangle her feelings for him.
Abigail is a perfect character. From first meeting she is downtrodden but warm-hearted, not in a Pollyanna cheerful way but just someone with a deep sense of empathy and justice. She's scrappy and insightful but she doesn't have the power to actually win her battles. The war between her lust and loathing for Valroys is much more palpable and realistic than other fantasy e2l protags and I adored everything she did.
The setting is lush and intricately woven, the side characters are vibrant and lovable, the writing style had me desperately flipping to the next chapter, and I'm writing this as fast as I can so I can get to the sequel. Fucking stellar.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Infertility
ka_ke's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Classism, Mental illness, Cursing, Abandonment, Blood, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Misogyny
Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence
pages_with_panda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Minor: Gore, Infertility, Rape, and Violence